allow

al·low

1. To let do or happen; permit: We allow smoking only in restricted areas.

2. To permit the presence of: No pets are allowed inside.

3. To permit to have: allow oneself a little treat.

4. To make provision for; assign: The schedule allows time for a coffee break.

5. To plan for in case of need: allow two inches in the fabric for shrinkage.

6. To grant as a discount or in exchange: allowed me 20 dollars on my old typewriter.

7. Chiefly Southern & Midland US

a. To admit; concede: I allowed he was right.

b. To think; suppose: "We allow he's straight"(American Speech).

c. To assert; declare: Mother allowed that we'd better come in for dinner.

v.intr.

1. To offer a possibility; admit: The poem allows of several interpretations.

2. To take a possibility into account; make allowance: In calculating profit, retailers must allow for breakage and spoilage.

[Middle English allouen, to approve, permit, from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudāre, to praise (ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + laudāre, to praise; see laud) and from Medieval Latin allocāre, to assign; see allocate.]

al·low′a·ble adj.

al·low′a·bly adv.

allow

(əˈlaʊ)

vb

1. (tr) to permit (to do something); let

2. (tr) to set aside: five hours were allowed to do the job.

3. (tr) to let enter or stay: they don't allow dogs.

4. (tr) to acknowledge or concede (a point, claim, etc)

5. (tr) to let have; grant: he was allowed few visitors.

6. (foll by: for) to take into account: allow for delays.

7. (often foll by: of) to permit; admit: a question that allows of only one reply.

8. (tr; may take a clause as object) dialectUS to assert; maintain

9. (tr) archaic to approve; accept

[C14: from Old French alouer, from Late Latin allaudāre to extol, influenced by Medieval Latin allocāre to assign, allocate]

al•low

(əˈlaʊ)

v.t.

1. to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No smoking allowed.

2. to let have; give as one's share: to allow a person $100 for expenses.

3. to permit by neglect or oversight: to allow a door to remain open.

4. to admit; acknowledge; concede: I had to allow that he was right.

5. to approve, as for payment: to allow a claim.

6. to assign or allocate; set apart: to allow an hour for changing trains.

7. Older Use. to say; think.

8. Archaic. to approve; sanction.

v.i.

9. to permit or grant; admit (often fol. by of): to spend more than one's budget allows; a premise that allows of only one conclusion.

10. allow for, to make provision for: to allow for breakage.

[1250–1300; Middle English alowen < Anglo-French al(l)o(u)er to place, allot, allow, Old French aloer to place < Medieval Latin allocāre; see allocate]

syn: allow, permit, let imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something. allow suggests passivity or even oversight; it points to the absence of an attempt or intent to hinder: The baby-sitter allowed the children to run around the house.permit implies a more positive or willing consent; it is often used of a formal authorization: Bicycle riding is not permitted in this park.let is a familiar, conversational term used in a similar sense: My parents let me stay up late.

allow - make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"

allow - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

Existing law allows any employee to file a civil action to recover unpaid wages or overtime including interest, reasonable attorney's fees and costs of suit and under the Code of Civil Procedure 382 allows for class-action suits.

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